Editorial December 01, 2014 December 01, 2014

Citations in scientific papers

DOI: 10.5935/0034-7280.20140068

The biggest challenge of science is to add something new and practical to knowledge. On the other hand, one of the most common mistakes, responsible for the delay of the same science, is the lack of knowledge of what has been studied and published in literature. In general, in medicine, and particularly in ophthalmology, the technological, medical and surgical advances for the benefit of patients are unquestionable. Early diagnosis of glaucoma and of many retinal diseases has progressed remarkably due to optical coherence tomography (OCT) […].